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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHPB Minutes 2010-0309 SUMMARY MINUTES City of Sunny Isles Beach Historic Preservation Board Meeting First Floor Meeting Room Government Center, 18070 Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles Beach Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 7:00 p.m. 1. Call to Order by Chairperson: Action: Chairperson Joe Masters called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The following Committee Members and City Officials were present: Committee Members: City Officials: Joe Masters, Chairperson Mayor Norman S. Edelcup Cassey Gabor, Vice Chairperson Vice Mayor Lewis J. Thaler Shari Blank Commissioner Roslyn Brezin Phillip Chemoff Commissioner Gerry Goodman Janet Cini Commissioner George "Bud" Scholl Trina Duluc City Attorney Hans Ottinot Mark Glicksman Assistant City Attorney Fernando Amuchastegui City Manager Rick Conner City Clerk Jane A. Hines, CMC Guests: City Liaison: Ellen J. Uguccioni, Consultant Richard C. Schulman. City Historian Trisha Logan, Aide to Ms. Uguccioni Rabbi Aaron Lankry Interested parties 2. Approval of Minutes for the January 13, 2010 Historic Preservation Board Meeting. Action: Cassey Gabor made a correction on page 5,it should be a walkway/pathway through the mangroves in Town Center Park not the pedestrian bridge. City Clerk Hines will make the correction. Trina Duluc moved and Janet Cini seconded a motion to approve the January 13,2010 Board meeting summary minutes, as amended. The motion was approved by a voice vote of 7-0 in favor. 3. Review of the Designation Report filed by Ellen Uguccioni and Discussion of possible designation of Temple B'Nai Zion as a Historic Site. Action: City Historian Schulman said that this evening's meeting is to solely discuss the Consultant's Report and recommendationon Temple B'Nai Zion's qualifications as an historic site in the City of Sunny Isles Beach. He rioted that there are only four sites in Sunny Isles Beach designated as historic sites by the Dade County Preservation Board which includes: 1) the Newport Fishing Pier built in 1936, designated in 1982; 2) the Atlantic Isles Entrance Bridge built in the mid-1920's designated in 1984; 3)the Atlantic Isles Lagoon Bridge built in the mid- 1920's designated in 1984; and, 4) in Atlantic Isles the Water Court Villa home located at 334 Atlantic Isle which was built and lived in by founder Harvey Baker Graves in 1920,designated in 1984. He gave a brief overview of the procedure for designating an historic site,and facts about Summary Minutes: 2010-0309 HPB Mtg Page 1 of 3 Temple B'Nai Zion along with three renderings of it. Assistant City Attorney Fernando Amuchastegui briefly went over the history of how we got to where we are tonight. He noted that the purpose of tonight's meeting is a presentation by Consultant Ellen Uguccioni, and that a vote will not take place tonight,the Historic Preservation Board will not be making a decision tonight as to whether or not the site should be designated as a historic site. He introduced Consultant Ellen Uguccioni who was hired by the Historic Preservation Board to prepare the formal Designation Report, which was distributed. Consultant Ellen Uguccioni reported and gave a power point presentation of Temple B'Nai Zion noting that the cover of the Designation Report is a rendering that was done by Architect William Kreidt. In the Designation Report there is a site plan identifying parts of the building as A,B,C. D, and E, which is: A) the main building, B)the Portico which is a covered'walkway in front of the building, C) the Memorial Tower, D) a small building serving as 'a connector to the Synagogue, and E) a meeting hall/cultural center. They are proposing only A, B, and C for designation because it is their opinion that D & E are pedestrian buildings'and are functional. Ms. Uguccioni explained that in Chapter 171 the criteria is a site of an historic event, and Mr. Schulman had already mentioned the Holocaust Survivors ceremony. The building was built in 1962 and finished in 1964, the building is 46 years old and you may have heard in historic preservation circles that generally a building is 50 years old to begin to look at it as an historic site. That is not true any more,they have found that lately, Miami Modem in particular, is such an important phase of architectural design that we do not look at dates as the sole reason why we would designate a building. It began as a Lutheran Church which was designed by Architect William Kreidt, and the first criteria that we talk about in the report is the fact that the demographics of Sunny Isles Beach changed considerably, and that the Jewish population on Sunny Isles Beach expanded. You will find that the Christian symbols changes into Jewish symbols later on in 1997 when it became a Jewish Synagogue. She said one of the things they talk about is the evolution of design and she went through several renderings. She showed how similar Architect William Kreidt's work is to Architect Frank Lloyd Wright's work. She feels that the whole Synagogue is a very sculptural form and that is important in terms of progression of architectural styles. She showed the stained glass window which is referred to as the Grace Window, which is very much like the structure of a tree, and abstract panels. The lamp is original and is very much like Frank Lloyd Wright's designs. The exterior materials are brought inward like a seamless transition from the exterior to the interior,and beams that are holding the roof, follows the line of the roof on the inside. Board Member Phillip Chernoff pointed out that the main stained glass window that is at the rear was originally an angel and they had that taken out and replaced it with this more abstract design. Ms. Uguccioni said they had not come across that and that she will make a change in the report. Ms. Uguccioni said that their conclusion after reviewing the facts and looking at this beautiful building is that it is indeed a tour de force in modem design and it's importance to that ceremony that was held in 2004, they believe that fills the criteria in the Code, and her recommendation is that Temple B'Nai Zion, including the Main Sanctuary, the Portico, and the Memorial Tower, does in fact qualify under Section 171-5(B) and (C) of the City Code, and that it is eligible for historic site designation. Summary Minutes: 2010-0309 HPB Mtg Page 2 of 3 Shari Blank moved and Phillip Chemoff seconded a motion to accept the Designation Report and to schedule a public hearing to vote on the proposed designation. The motion was approved by a voice vote of 7-0 in favor. 4. New Business. • Phillip Chemoff presented an original brochure of the Dunes Motel from 1958 of which he designed it,did the artwork, layout,and the mechanics of it. Historian Schulman accepted the artifact on behalf of the Board. • City Historian Richard Schulman reported that the Horses and Carriage in the Senator Gwen Margolis Park are now lit up at night. 5. Date and Time of Next Meeting. Action: City Attorney Ottinot asked City Clerk Hines to schedule the public hearing within 60 days,contact the Board members with the date,and to notify Rabbi Aaron Lankry of the meeting. [City Clerk's Note: The public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the First Floor Meeting Room.] 6. Adjournment Action: Phillip Chemoff moved and Shari Blank seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting,and Chairperson Masters adjourned it at 7:30 p.m. • Respectfully submitted, April 27. 2010 Jane A. Hines, CMC, City Clerk Date • Summary Minutes: 2010-0309 HPB Mtg Page 3 of 3